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MINUTKS City orSan Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopmcnt Agency Joint Meeting and San Leandro Pal:~ing Authority S~ecial Meetjn~-=-February~18, 2003 pagc 5 invited to make comments on Consent Calendar items, or other items of public interest not listed on the Agenda, at this time. Kathy Banks, 964 Hutchiues Drive, addressed the City Council, suggesting the City work with the property owners of the Westgate Shopping Center to improve traffic .flow in and out of the Center. Ms. Banks commented on the lack of a pedestrian crosswalk at the freeway on- ramp at Davis Street and suggested the City work with other agencies such as CalTrans to improve tra11lc Jlow in the area. She stated she did not hear the emergency alert siren on Febmary 5. Mike Rawlis, 964 Hutchilll!s Drive, addressed the City Council, stating hc was at Woodrow Wilson School on Febmary 5 and could barely hear the emergency alert siren. Mr. Rawlis noted there is a dumpster blocking the dliveway of San Leandro Plaza which poses a trafJic hazard. Mr. Rawlis commented on the cars traveling at high speeds on Davis Street and the need Jar safe crosswalks near schools. 6. CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS AND COMMENTS City Manager Jen11<:lllis stated one of the actions planned in conjunction with the Westgate Extension project is work with the Westgate Shopping Center owner to reconfigure the parking lot to improve ingress and egress at the Center. Mr. Jemlanis noted testing of the emergency alert sirens will be held on the tlrst Wednesday or every month, and adjustments will be made to make them more audible. Mr. Jemlanis stated the City's Environmental Services division will contact the company responsible for the dumpster at San Leandro Plaza to move it away 11.-om the now of traffic. 7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS A. Reports on Intergovernmental Agencies Councilmember Grant reported she attended the I-lousing Authority Commission meeting last month and was appointed to serve on the Management Compensation Subcommittee. The Housing Authority has tound a site in a Hayward redevelopment area for their new office space. Councilmember Grant is serving on the Architectural Review Committee which will help the Housing AuthOlity negotiate the agreement lor the site with the City of Hayward. Councihnember Nardine reported on the activities of the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board of Trustees. She attended a recent conference which raised her awareness of the West Nile Vims and its dangers. Councilmember Nanline spoke to the need for a proactive approach in inllmlling the community and for the City to take steps to reduce mosquito breeding areas. She asked Mayor Young to consider proclaiming April 28-May 4 as West Nile Virus Awareness Week. Councilmembers discussed various ways to educate citizens on the West Nile Virus, including providing educational brochures and